June 10, 2016 Massive Cullinan Dream blue diamond fetches over $25m at auction Price tag makes it the most expensive fancy intense blue diamond ever sold at auction.
June 9, 2016 Australia recovers lost ground, named world’s top mining investment destination Canada slipped in the Fraser Institute’s global ranking, while Chile remains the most attractive jurisdiction in Latin America.
June 8, 2016 Study of private investors shows how risky mining can be For private capital mining and metals is the riskiest natural resources sector – but only energy beats the returns.
June 8, 2016 Gold firms gear up for growth as cost of mining the metal falls Early signs of activity include Kinross Gold's March decision to expand its Mauritanian gold mine and Goldcorp acquisition of junior Kaminak for $520 million in May.
June 8, 2016 Pharaohs’ shadow an omen in Egypt gold search Egypt's gold mining industry has for years been long on potential and short on investment.
June 7, 2016 2016 metals, mining outlook darkens World Bank revises down growth rate for commodity exporting countries to just 0.4%, predicts 15% decline in metal prices this year.
June 7, 2016 Top miners squandered $200 billion during boom Capital spending by the world's largest miners since 2010 amounted to $632 billion – 32% of which has now been written off says new report.
June 7, 2016 Diamond exports ban lifted from Central African Republic Decision comes three years after the country’s gems were found to be funding armed groups in an inter-religious conflict and placed under embargo.
June 6, 2016 Commodities storming back into bull market Most analysts believe the commodities market has turned a corner and that prices are unlikely to return to lows seen in the past year.
June 5, 2016 $67 million raised for Mali gold project Confidence about a prospective gold mine in Mali got a significant boost, after the company behind the project raised US$67 million to go toward construction.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
